This Week in Elfland: August 20th Edition

Last updated on: August 20, 2016 at 10:33 am by David Russell Mosley

This Week in Elfland: August 20th Edition 2016-08-20T10:33:10-04:00 David Russell Mosley

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Finding Joy in the Kitchen with the Help of Brother Lawrence

English: Brother Lawrence Français : Gravure de Frère Laurent de la Résurection (1614-1691) Date 1900 Source From a book published by Fleming Revell Co. in 1900. Author Unknown Wikimedia Commons (PD 100)

English: Brother Lawrence
Français : Gravure de Frère Laurent de la Résurection (1614-1691)
Date 1900
Source From a book published by Fleming Revell Co. in 1900.
Author Unknown
Wikimedia Commons
(PD 100)

For Brother Lawrence, it didn’t matter what he was doing, he was capable of filling his mind with heavenly things. It seems almost as if for the good monk, it wasn’t ora et labora but ora est labora, not prayer and work, but prayer is work (or work is prayer). Now, I am no Brother Lawrence. My mind is not perpetually filled with the things of God. But today, while I was cleaning the dishes, I was able to see a little more clearly. I was a little happier, I was able to deal with my children a little better. I was finally able to write.

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